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trac⋅er⋅y

   [trey-suh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
2. any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or embroidery; network.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see trace 1 , -ery
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trac·er·y     (trā'sə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. trac·er·ies
Ornamental work of interlaced and branching lines, especially the lacy openwork in a Gothic window.

[From trace1.]
trac'er·ied adj.
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